Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

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The Buls THAT Died.
Dr.. Martins bill to increase the reve-
,ues Of the several counties is entitled, in |
Iiew Of the approaching constitutional
convention election, to head the list. IL
provided chat any person who had been
returned delinquent could go to the
,lerk of the peace Of his county, and pay
The arrearages Of taxes against him, upon
his doing which the clerk should give
him certificate of such payment for pre-
ssntation to the levy court, which body
should, on presentation thereof, place
such delinquent's name ON the list at its
March session. As was to be expected in |
body whose majority was assiduously |
seheming how not to hold q convention,
this liberal measure was smothered in
committee.
Prominent in local interest comes the
legislation asked for by the Wilmington
Board Of Education which, after being
materially changed in the House, failed
to get through the Senate. As originally
presented one of these bills asked for u
raise OF 10000 per year on the current
appropriation and tho other for an IN
crease Of $4,000 per year in the build
ing and repair fund. The former was
out down in the House to $4,000, and
the latter limited to the fiscal year
1859. With tax rate i'm pros
pect which promises to approx
nate $l.E5 the raising Of $4,000
extra would have been more difficult this
year than ever before, and the school
board is fairly open to the criticism Of
having no one but itself to blame for the
financial stringency ahead; still it would
have been better to stand another or q
oents added to the tax rate than have the
schools crippled during the coming year
for the lack Of necessary funds.
The defunct High License bill, which
may be reekonedl next among the slain,
hardly merited its name, since it was
really rather a measure for the suppress.
sion OF Sussex county drug. store saloons
The maximum of $500 was clearly toe
low to invest the measure with any ad
ditional terrors to the unlicensed resorts
of city as populous as Wilmington.
The bills, introduced by Mr. Medill, t.
abolish the New Castle levy court AMI
substitute o board Of three county com
missioners; to limit the compensation o.
our levy court commissioners to $500 pc
year and mileage; and the bill for taxiuI
investments were killed in the House.
Among other measures that failed t
pass were bills to provide for the buria
of honorably discharged soldiers, sailor
and marines; to fix the rental Of stan
in the curhstone market at ~ per year
70 make Decoration day a legal hol
day to reduce the salary Of Il
State treasurer to $1,000 per year
to again propose the increased repr
sentation amendment of four years ag
to substitute ''freeholders" for 'respeC
able citiKens" in license applications;
legalise wire fences; to increase the pi
of members of the General Assembly;
extend tine jurisdiction of justices of t
peace to civil actions involving 5000;
make assessments of personal propel
annual instead Of quadrennial; to inc
porate the Delaware Heat, Light a
Power Company; to incorporate
Sussex Transportation Company; to
corporate the PeninsulRr Fruit Exchani
for the erection Of new state-hou
TO repeal the state tax on lawyers a
physicians, to consolidate the offices
county treasurer and treasurer of
moor in this county; &c Increase tho
aries u tie atSotnVy general md
deputy 10 authorize the governor to
point commission to report to the L
General Assembly, by bill or otherw
on a new system of county or dist
government; TO establish court of C
mon pleas for New Castle county TO
amend the uniform ballot law as to ems
voters to express their sentiments, at
general election, with respect to the {
ing OF constitutional convention
Laurel school bill; the S.
rington Messick bill for re
tribntion of the school fund
Raub's State Normal School bill !;
Taylor bill, requiring children betv
the ages Of 5 aud IA to attend school
specified number &C weeks i'll &,
year Captain Dasey's Stock Law
the only one Of the session Spe
McCabe's Local Option bill to add
more members to the Water CommiA
and the bill to authorize the mayo
Wilmington 10 appoint two detectiye
The unfortunate circumstances
rounding the tragic 3eSsh Of Lieute
Danenhower are il themselves eztre
distressing But one point in come,
with the fact as it affects us in
ersl i Tie lesson taught of
londeiunable custom Of encol
Ing and perpetuating Arctic rest
in those directions where further
graphical facts even when obtained
be useful TO none. Neither conn
nor practical science can be aided b
discovery Of the North Pole. Too
valuable lives have already been i
the effort Of locating u
Whatever European nations may